Wings of empire : the forgotten wars of the Royal Air Force, 1919-1939
Renfrew, Barry2019
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With British power crumbling after the WWI a ragtag band of visionaries such as Churchill and T.E. Lawrence proclaimed that only the plane, the wonder weapon of the age, would save the empire. This doctrine of using aircraft in the place of ground forces was called Air Control or police bombing, and it was employed to hold down vast swathes of the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Aircraft and bombing were used for everything from crushing revolts to collecting tax. Air power became so crucial that the bomber, rather than the battleship, was hailed as the true symbol of Britain's might. This book covers the equally vital struggle to save the RAF from being disbanded by opponents at home.
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Author:
Renfrew, Barry, author
Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2019.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780750989381 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
87508
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